Officials in Manhattan and Chicago touted sharp drops in homicides in the first six months of 2025, compared to the same ...

Then 2024 was the third consecutive year of decreasing homicides in Chicago. Data, which is updated on this page weekly, is through July 12, 2025. The number of people slain so far in 2025: 218.

Information about homicides is released daily by the city of Chicago. The release of homicide victims’ names is delayed by ...

While national rhetoric leans on fear and force, mayors in cities like Chicago, Baltimore, and Birmingham are reducing homicides through data, community investment, and strategic prevention—not just ...

According to data from the city and Chicago Police Department, total violent crime is down at least 22% thus far in 2025, ...

Leaders say the expansion will help them meet ambitious goals of reducing shootings, even as President Donald Trump pulls ...

Sci-fi books and movies have imagined a future where police can predict crimes long before artificial intelligence (AI) made ...

Over the first six months of 2025, shootings and homicides have dropped to some of the lowest levels seen in about a decade.

The program is called Scaling Community Violence Intervention for a Safer Chicago, or SC2. Tuesday, local leaders and advocates marked the one-year anniversary of the effort they say so far has been a ...

Data shows the city has seen 43 homicides in the first half of 2025 — a 19% drop compared to the same period last year.